Seducing Mr. Heywood

Seducing Mr. Heywood PDF Author: Jo Manning
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101568100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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A “deft, diverting, and decidedly different” (Edith Layton) Signet Regency Romance from beloved author Jo Manning. Available Digitally for the First Time After she bore her late husband two heirs, thrice widowed Lady Sophia Rowley courted with London’s high society and earned a tarnished reputation. Now, in self-imposed exile in Yorkshire, Sophia is shocked to discover that her husband’s will names the handsome local vicar legal guardian of her sons. Although Charles tutored the young Rowley boys, the news of his guardianship is as much a shock to him as it is to Lady Sophia. Despite her notoriety, Charles believes that Sophia needs to be cared for as much as her children, but the type of care she desires from Charles is a temptation the vicar is finding difficult to resist…

Seducing Mr. Heywood

Seducing Mr. Heywood PDF Author: Jo Manning
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101568100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Book Description
A “deft, diverting, and decidedly different” (Edith Layton) Signet Regency Romance from beloved author Jo Manning. Available Digitally for the First Time After she bore her late husband two heirs, thrice widowed Lady Sophia Rowley courted with London’s high society and earned a tarnished reputation. Now, in self-imposed exile in Yorkshire, Sophia is shocked to discover that her husband’s will names the handsome local vicar legal guardian of her sons. Although Charles tutored the young Rowley boys, the news of his guardianship is as much a shock to him as it is to Lady Sophia. Despite her notoriety, Charles believes that Sophia needs to be cared for as much as her children, but the type of care she desires from Charles is a temptation the vicar is finding difficult to resist…

Romance Fiction

Romance Fiction PDF Author: Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610692357
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 742

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Book Description
A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List PDF Author: John Charles
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440625603
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 293

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Book Description
Great reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and nonfiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, Westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.

The Rules of Love

The Rules of Love PDF Author: Amanda McCabe
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157299X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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The RITA Award-nominated Signet Regency Romance from Amanda McCabe. Available Digitally For the First Time Rosalind Chase would be quite content running her conservatory for young girls—if it wasn't for the antics of her brother who is constantly led into trouble of all sorts by that insufferable rake Lord Morley. As the secret author of a popular book on etiquette, she knows Morley breaks every social convention...yet she cannot stop musing on him. When circumstances bring the two closer together, however, Rosalind learns that there is more to the man than pleasantly meets the eye. And though he lives by his own rules, they just might be the right rules for love...

The Wedding Journey

The Wedding Journey PDF Author: Carla Kelly
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101578912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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A marriage for protection in the midst of a wartime retreat becomes the passion of a lifetime in this classic Signet Regency Romance from Carla Kelly. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Set against the vivid historical background of the Napoleonic Wars, The Wedding Journey is the unforgettable story of Captain Jesse Randall, assistant surgeon of Marching Hospital Number Eight, and his undying love for beautiful, young Nell Mason. A battlefield is no place to wage a campaign of love, and even if it was, Jesse is far too shy to ever confess his love to Nell, who helps the surgeons in the field hospital. Her father, Captain Bertie Mason, is a compulsive gambler, and when Nell’s mother dies, he desperately agrees to marry her to the despicable Major William Bones to relieve his crushing gambling debts. To prevent such a fate, Jesse hastily weds Nell. He doesn’t dare hope she’ll ever return his devotion. A marriage on the front lines of the Napoleonic Wars would be difficult enough, but now Major Bones is out for vengeance. As the British army retreats from Burgos for Portugal, Jesse, Nell, and a handful of the sick and stragglers are left behind to fend for themselves. The newly married couple must now draw on all their strength to survive and save their small band, and somehow nurture a love that can endure the most trying of journeys… Don’t miss Carla Kelly’s other classic Signet Regency romance, The Lady’s Companion.

Lady Emma's Dilemma

Lady Emma's Dilemma PDF Author: Rhonda Woodward
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157366X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237

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Rhonda Woodward brings “writing that shines” (All About Romance) to a Signet Regency Romance classic… AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME A lady forgives…but can she forget? What a dreadful misfortune that Lady Emmaline Fallbrook’s grand return to London is spoiled by a sighting of Jack Devreux. He was the cad who endangered her reputation one impetuous night thirteen years ago and abandoned her. She is over him certainly, so hang the man—and the memories! But for someone who doesn't deserve a second thought, why is he consuming Emma’s every thought? Baron Devreux is outraged. The unforgettable beauty who humiliated him on the most important night of his life is back, but why? The answers come under moonlight, with the promise of a little mischief and the unraveling of a soul-wrenching misunderstanding that could save two hearts from making the same mistake again… Don’t miss other Signet Regency Romances by Rhonda Woodward: Moonlight and Mischief, A Hint of Scandal, A Spinster’s Luck, and The Wagered Heart.

The Lady's Companion

The Lady's Companion PDF Author: Carla Kelly
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101573007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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A lady in distress finds an unlikely companion in this classic Signet Regency Romance from Carla Kelly. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Miss Susan Hampton never imagined she would have to make her own way in the world. But when her reckless father gambles away the family estate, and she becomes an unpaid servant of her aunt, she flees in search of a better life. Taking the position of companion to a temperamental dowager, she finds herself in dangerously close contact with the dowager’s handsome bailiff, David Wiggins, who is everything a man should be—except a gentleman. Though she tells herself he is a thoroughly unsuitable suitor, his irresistible charms could make her forget she was ever a lady… Don’t miss Carla Kelly’s other classic Signet Regency romance, The Wedding Journey.

The Persistent Earl

The Persistent Earl PDF Author: Gail Eastwood
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157884X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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An injured Earl may be just the thing to cure a widow’s broken heart in this classic Signet Regency Romance from Gail Eastwood. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME After the Earl of Devanham has been injured in the battle of Waterloo, he is shuffled into the care of Lady Phoebe Brodfield, a widow who withdrew from life into the company of her rambunctious nieces and nephews. Since the events surrounding her late husband’s death are still a mystery to her, she is unwilling to pursue another love. But when the Earl begins to heal, Phoebe starts to see the warm heart just beneath his rakish exterior--and it may be just enough to make the pain from her past melt away… Don’t miss Gail Eastwood’s other classic Signet Regency Romances, A Perilous Journey and An Unlikely Hero in digital format.

The Eyes of Lady Claire

The Eyes of Lady Claire PDF Author: Sharon Sobel
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101595418
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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Signet Regency Romance presents a touching tale of the healing power of love from Sharon Sobel. What’s a lady with nothing to do to do? Bored with masquerades and endless dinners, the beautiful widow, Lady Claire of Glastonbury takes up the more meaningful task of launching a young blind woman named Camille into London society. But her mission is distracted by the arrival of Camille's dark and handsome older bother, Maxwell, the Marquis Wentworth. Physically and emotionally scarred from a fire that burnt down his family’s estate years ago, Maxwell is vehemently opposed to Claire’s plan. Though his gruff arrogance makes Claire question his status as a true gentleman, she can’t deny the passion he stirs within her. Soon Claire finds herself searching among the events of Max’s past, unraveling a mystery that had placed unnecessary blame on his person. Can she inspire Maxwell to discover his own truths and choose a bright future filled with love? Includes a preview of Lady Larkspur Declines.

One Touch of Magic

One Touch of Magic PDF Author: Amanda McCabe
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101209801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173

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A classic story from one of Signet Regency Romance’s brightest stars—Award-Winning Author Amanda McCabe. Recently widowed, Sarah, Lady Iverson, forges ahead with her late husband’s work—excavating an ancient Viking village rumored to be full of cursed treasure. But she never imagined that the current land’s owner, Miles Rutledge, would be an even greater treasure to cherish… Don’t miss Amanda McCabe’s endearing Signet Regency Romance, The Golden Feather.